Will - Person Sheet
Will - Person Sheet
NameSMITH, Gertrude 
, 10G Grandmother
, 10G GrandmotherBirth Dateabt 1634
Birth PlaceKent, England
FatherSMITH, Thomas (~1612-~1639)
MotherFENWICK, Jane (1618-1659)
Spouses
1ANDERTON, John , 10G Grandfather
, 10G GrandfatherBirth Dateabt 1628
Birth PlaceBirchly Hall, Lancashire, England
Death Datebef 18 Aug 1675 Age: 47
Death PlaceAt Sea to England
Burial PlaceLiverpool, England
OccupationTobacco Merchant
Misc. Notes
Andertons first show up in the Maryland colony in 1659, which was founded as a refuge for Catholics who didn't agree with the church of the day in England. It appears that the Andertons of Lancashire, England, had the same beliefs
John Anderton was awarded 300 acres for transporting himself, his wife Gertrude Smith, and a servant to Maryland. Gertrude's father, Thomas Smith, had been executed for his part in Claiborne's Rebellion, which involved Virginians attempting to seize Maryland lands. Gertrude's mother, Jane, was married twice, both to men executed for political reasons.
Land records show that this John Anderton received 600 acres called "Anderton" on Tred Haven Creek at Anderton's Point in Dorchester County, Maryland, August 15, 1659. He also owned "The Reserve", 800 acres surveyed for him on the west side of the Nanticoke River in that county April 16, 1665. This land was later absorbed into the Nanticoke Indian Reservation, and his lands always seem to have adjoined Indian lands.
John Anderton was awarded 300 acres for transporting himself, his wife Gertrude Smith, and a servant to Maryland. Gertrude's father, Thomas Smith, had been executed for his part in Claiborne's Rebellion, which involved Virginians attempting to seize Maryland lands. Gertrude's mother, Jane, was married twice, both to men executed for political reasons.
Land records show that this John Anderton received 600 acres called "Anderton" on Tred Haven Creek at Anderton's Point in Dorchester County, Maryland, August 15, 1659. He also owned "The Reserve", 800 acres surveyed for him on the west side of the Nanticoke River in that county April 16, 1665. This land was later absorbed into the Nanticoke Indian Reservation, and his lands always seem to have adjoined Indian lands.